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<h1>One Month Dental Student Extern Program<br>
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<p>The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department offers 4 week (2-3 weeks time periods also available) externships at The Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (Charity Hospital) to expose dental students to the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Students will receive supervision by the residents and staff at LSU, and will be encouraged to function at a high limit of capability, which includes taking emergency call with our residents, including primary cancer surgery.<br>
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<p>The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery outpatient clinic at The Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans sees over 17,000 patients per year. The inpatient daily surgical service census is between 5-15 patients at a given time and exposes the residents to training in all aspects of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Four full elective operating days per week include cases of hard and soft tissue reconstruction, orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular disorders, orofacial anomalies, facial trauma, pathology, Preprosthetic surgery, and advanced exodontia.<br>
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The requirements are that the student be registered as a junior or senior dental student from an accredited school in the United States. The student must be in the top third of his/her class with a letter of support from the chief of his/her Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Dean of their dental school.<br>
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LSU or The Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans will provide no stipend or funding. Room facilities (not private), at no cost, are available in the on-call quarters at The Medical Center of Louisiana in New Orleans. Two students per time slot will be selected. The student must be registered at LSU School of Dentistry and The Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans before beginning the externship, which can be taken care of upon their arrival.<br>
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<p>We are pleased that you are interested in our externship. However, before we can proceed with the evaluation of your application, we will need the following:<br>
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_____ A recent photograph of yourself.<br>
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_____ A letter of recommendation from the Dean of your dental school.<br>
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_____ A letter of recommendation from the Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department in your dental school.<br>
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_____ A statement of your class standing (should be in the top 1/3).<br>
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_____ Completed Student Affairs Form.<br>
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_____ Your alternate dates of availability.<br>
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_____ Your personal letter of request for application.<br>
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_____ A letter from applicant's dental school verifying malpractice coverage.<br>
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Please submit this information as soon as possible. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at (504) 619-8542<br>
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A schedule of dates is available from our departmental secretaries (504-619-8542). There are occasional cancellations. If you are interested in being notified to fill such a slot, complete and return all of the above-required items.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Michael S. Block, DMD<br>
Professor<br>
Director of Residency Training<br>
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